Insomnia

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I can't believe I never found out about this movie. I watched it just recently. Al Pacino and Robin Williams were great! I never thought Robin Williams could do serious work. He was very serious in this one. He was also very serious in the movie The Final Cut. This story is about a Cop from Los Angeles traveling to Alaska in regards to a murder of a 17 year old girl who had been brutally bashed to death. What Pacino didn't know was that the sun never goes down in Alaska in Winter. It effects his sleeping patterns and gets dizzy every day. Pacino then bumps into a dark mysterious writer named Walter Finch. Everyone thinks he's the murderer. But is he? You'll have to watch the film to find out. The director Christopher Nolan did a great job at keeping the camera still. It never moved or bounced up and down once. he always kept it straight and still. Great action, acting and directing. I give this movie a solid, but funky 10/10.

Insomnia shows one of the dangers of writing the thriller form. This is a very popular genre, but it is extremely narrow. Most writers of thrillers have great difficulty creating plot because there is usually just one suspect. The audience learns fairly soon who probably committed the crime. In this film, casting compounds the problem of the single suspect. The audience knows you don't cast Robin Williams as the bad guy unless he's really the bad guy. The only surprise comes from how the opponent attacks the hero - which isn't much - and how the hero catches him. The writer tries to compensate for this basic deficiency by making the hero morally culpable. But the result is that both the main plot line and the hero's moral decline are given short shrift. Bottom line: if you are going to do a thriller, pay the dues and do the genre right. Hit the beats that make it a surprising plot. Without them, you have a small film that lasts way too long. FOR MORE REVIEWS please visit www.truby.com

Some people consider that Insomnia is Nolan weakest film till date and that it is on level of films like Memento,Dark knight and others....But to me this film is from now one may 4 favourite films of his after Dark knight,Inception and Batman Begins and i even consider this film to be a better film then said Memento cause i clicked with this character far more then the ones from Memento.Al Pacino and Robin Williams were brilliant here and it is hard to decide who of them was the best part of a movie.Hillary Swank was also good here but not on their levels.Insomnia was a somewhat underrated Nolan film that needs far more love then it actually gets

... just how people can give a film luke this 1/10. I mean... the dross that is churned out by Hollywood on a yearly.basis... this comes along and has such a mixed following. Acting perfect with Pacino giving one his best performances. Williams is perfect as the murderer and Swamp although not a major character is fine. The shooting is class as is the stunning soundtrack. A work of art that will over more time be appreciated

The only thing that I can say about this movie is the following. This is just a normal, boring, slow movie until Robin Williams enters in the scene. After that this movie becomes unwatchble. Why, at the beginning of his career, people loved this ugly and boring actor? Usual brainwash.

Insomnia is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated films of all time. It is a first class thriller, with brilliant performances, character depth,cinematography and a great score. Nolan is one the best new talents out there, and i can't wait for more of his stuff. A lot of thrillers rely upon a tense plot to keep the audience on the edge of their seats, films like Misery or maybe Fatal Atrraction. Insomnia has that, plus much, much more. Nolan's direction is flawless, and the Alaskan locations gives the film a great setting. It's also great to see Robin Williams in a role like this. I'd recommend it to anyone.

The last good movie Al Pacino made (to date) is this movie with Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. It tells the story of two Los Angeles homicide detectives investigating the murder of a local teen, in an Alaskan town where the sun never sets. I can't praise the cast enough of this movie enough here. Robin Williams is always reliable, but here he is truly awesome. Pacino brings his A Game for what appears to be the last time, whilst Swank is also on top form. There is something special about Pacino here, that has been missing in most of his work between then and now. Given the talent involved, I'm not surprised this failed to find an audience. Insomnia is a professional piece of work, suspenseful, with a good sense of atmosphere it makes for quality entertainment. The only problem, if you can call it that, is it's rewatchability is not high. I really enjoyed this movie, but I'm not sure I'll ever watch it again.

Insomnia is a great movie with a very well written and well developed storyline and an outstanding cast.The movie is very easy to get sucked in to and the story is easy to follow,it contains very deep and intense dialogue at times that is certainly too much for anyone over the age of fifteen.Al Pacino,Robin Williams and Hillary Swank all deliver fantastic performances,Pacinos character isn't unique for him,but Williams has never played a character like this before,he was very creepy and basically unlikeable,the chemistry between all three of them was fantastic.Insomnia is dramatic and intense,I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good mystery or thriller. An LA detective accidentally kills his partner while searching for the killer of a teenage girl.He must confront his own demons while dealing with someone else's. Best Performance: Al Pacino Worst Performance: Nicky Katt

Williams at his best. Brilliantly acted and thrilling movie. Not only was the scenery great, but the suspense kept you in this movie till the end. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who like dramas and suspense movies. Oh, and if you really want to see Robin Williams, check out this movie instead of One Hour Photo.